{"product_id":"the-illuminated-paperback-2","title":"The Illuminated - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnindita Ghose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best books for 2023' \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst a rising tide of fundamentalism in India, a mother and daughter lose the most important man in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShashi, fifty-something and suddenly widowed, tries to contact her only daughter, Tara, to break the news, but cannot reach her. As Shashi confronts her loss, she finds, amidst grief, unexpected new freedoms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Tara, a spoiled but brilliant university student, has retreated to Dharamsala to deal with the fall out from an ill-advised relationship. Her self-imposed solitude makes contact near impossible, so by the time she learns of her loss, the funeral is already over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout the man that bound them, Shashi and Tara struggle to reconcile. But his absence also makes them a target for an emerging religious group determined to put women in their place, and Shashi and Tara individually prepare to defend their independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf mother and daughter are to come together, they must find a way to understand both their new world, and each other. But can you ever emerge from an eclipse unscathed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lyrical throughout yet so deceptively easygoing... an extraordinary novel' \u003cb\u003eAndré Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful, evocative and accomplished - it's hard to believe \u003ci\u003eThe Illuminated \u003c\/i\u003eis a debut' \u003cb\u003eAlice Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gives voice to a new generation' \u003cb\u003eBBC Radio 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnindita Ghose\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and journalist based in Mumbai. She was previously the Editor of the Saturday magazine \u003ci\u003eMint Lounge\u003c\/i\u003e and the Features Director of \u003ci\u003eVogue India\u003c\/i\u003e. She completed her MA in Linguistics and Semiotics from the University of Mumbai and has an MA in Arts \u0026amp; Culture Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York. In 2019, she was a Hawthornden Writing Fellow. \u003ci\u003eThe Illuminated\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.82 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254181675257,"sku":"9781803289793","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sAGy6dMPDT9781803289793_c860d880-a94c-4443-8db6-a3298893c65d.webp?v=1768712696","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-illuminated-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}